Now Robinson will cost Spurs £5m

Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner has told Tottenham they will have to pay £5million to sign Paul Robinson.

The fee is double that which Spurs' acting manager David Pleat agreed with the Yorkshire club before they were taken over by a consortium.

However, Leeds' new owners have told Spurs the previous agreement for the England goalkeeper is void.

Spurs were under the impression they had first option on Robinson at £2.5m but Krasner said: "I don't know about any option, and it's not the sort of deal I would do anyway. We are not going to be forced sellers like we were when there was the threat of administration and we won't be giving away our best players."

Leeds gave themselves a Premiership lifeline last night when they beat Leicester 3-2 at Elland Road. Goals from Michael Duberry and Mark Viduka, who was later sent off, put them in command but Paul Dickov and Muzzy Izzet brought Leicester level before Alan Smith hit an 86th-minute winner.

The win put Leeds on 28 points, the same total as last night's opponents.